Protecting minority investors: Extent of corporate transparency index in Republic of Korea

Republic of Korea: Protecting minority investors: Extent of corporate transparency index was 85.71 in 2019. ▲ Rising

Latest (2019)
85.71
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
14th
of 191 countries
All-time high
85.71
in 2014
All-time low
71.43
in 2013
Years of data
7
2013–2019

Protecting minority investors: Extent of corporate transparency index in Republic of Korea, 2013–2019

0204060802013201620192013: 71.42014: 85.72015: 85.72016: 85.72017: 85.72018: 85.72019: 85.7

Source: World Bank.

Analysis

Republic of Korea recorded 85.71 for protecting minority investors: extent of corporate transparency index in 2019. That is the highest value across all 7 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 20.0% over ten years.

Republic of Korea ranks 14th of 191 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.

Protecting minority investors: Extent of corporate transparency index in Republic of Korea, year by year

Annual values for Protecting minority investors: Extent of corporate transparency index (0-7) (DB15-20 methodology) - Score in Republic of Korea, 2013 to 2019.
Year Value Change
2013 71.43
2014 85.71 +20.0%
2015 85.71 +0.0%
2016 85.71 +0.0%
2017 85.71 +0.0%
2018 85.71 +0.0%
2019 85.71 +0.0%

Countries ranked near Republic of Korea

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  4. 14 Russian Federation 85.71 compare
  5. 14 Brazil 85.71 compare
  6. 14 Austria 85.71 compare
  7. 14 Belgium 85.71 compare
  8. 14 Canada 85.71 compare
  9. 14 Denmark 85.71 compare
  10. 14 Egypt 85.71 compare
  11. 14 Finland 85.71 compare
  12. 14 Georgia 85.71 compare
  13. 14 Germany 85.71 compare
  14. 14 Greece 85.71 compare
  15. 14 Iceland 85.71 compare
  16. 14 Ireland 85.71 compare
  17. 14 Israel 85.71 compare
  18. 14 Jordan 85.71 compare
  19. 14 Kazakhstan 85.71 compare
  20. 14 Latvia 85.71 compare
  21. 14 Luxembourg 85.71 compare
  22. 14 Malaysia 85.71 compare
  23. 14 Malta 85.71 compare
  24. 14 Republic of Moldova 85.71 compare
  25. 14 Montenegro 85.71 compare
  26. 14 Morocco 85.71 compare
  27. 14 Namibia 85.71 compare
  28. 14 North Macedonia 85.71 compare
  29. 14 Poland 85.71 compare
  30. 14 Portugal 85.71 compare
  31. 14 Serbia 85.71 compare
  32. 14 Spain 85.71 compare
  33. 14 Sweden 85.71 compare
  34. 14 Thailand 85.71 compare
  35. 14 Türkiye 85.71 compare
  36. 14 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 85.71 compare
  37. 14 Uzbekistan 85.71 compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is protecting minority investors: extent of corporate transparency index in Republic of Korea?
Protecting minority investors: extent of corporate transparency index in Republic of Korea was 85.71 in 2019, according to the World Bank.
What is the highest protecting minority investors: extent of corporate transparency index recorded in Republic of Korea?
The highest recorded value was 85.71 in 2014.
What is the lowest protecting minority investors: extent of corporate transparency index recorded in Republic of Korea?
The lowest recorded value was 71.43 in 2013.
How does Republic of Korea rank for protecting minority investors: extent of corporate transparency index?
Republic of Korea ranks 14th out of 191 countries with data for 2019.
Is protecting minority investors: extent of corporate transparency index rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
Over the last ten years it is up 20.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Republic of Korea data come from?
The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Protecting minority investors: Extent of corporate transparency index (0-7) (DB15-20 methodology) - Score. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Protecting minority investors: Extent of corporate transparency index (0-7) (DB15-20 methodology) - Score
Source
World Bank
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Coverage
191 places, 1,337 data points, 2013–2019
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The score for extent of corporate transparency index benchmarks economies with respect to the regulatory best practice on the indicator. The score is indicated on a scale from 0 to 100, where 0 represents the worst regulatory performance and 100 the best regulatory performance, and is computed based on the methodology in the DB15-20 studies.